PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Litigation
Testified in numerous trials and depositions involving insurance related disputes to include complex coverage issues, policies and procedures, and bad faith matters as an expert witness and as a corporate representative.
Management
As the claim manager for two large property casualty insurors, Aetna and Travelers,managed the technical claim handling of personal, commercial and national account claims, ensuring the adequacy of loss reserves in excess of $500 million.
Developed and implemented professional claim handling policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state regulatory guidelines. Conducted work product audits internally on an ongoing basis and in conjunction with state regulatory staff during regularly scheduled market conduct examinations.

Technical
27 years technical claim handling experience in complex coverage and loss development scenarios including professional liability, pollution, construction defect, advertising liability, commercial/personal liability/,automobile, homeowners, property, and life insurance, as well as significant contract surety exposures.
Selected to participate in the American Insurance Association/NAII task force on the impact of the Florida No Fault/Threshold laws on insurance claims and affordability. Identified the geographic and economic drivers impacting industry results.
Served as a Tampa Bay area community resource on insurance issues, e.g. several local television interviews and a guest on a community talk show on matters such as hurricane preparedness and personal risk management.


EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
Present President, JP/INSCON Group, Inc. Insurance Claim Consulting
1996-1997 Travelers Property Casualty Company - Tampa, FL - Unit Manager
1992-1996 Aetna Life & Casualty Company - Tampa, FL - Field Operations Manager
1984-1992 Aetna Life & Casualty Company - PFSD - Tampa, FL - Claim Manager
1979-1983 Aetna Life & Casualty Company - Hartford, CT - Manager-Contract Surety
1970-1979 Aetna Life & Casualty Company - Washington, D.C. - Claim Supervisor
1969-1970 Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company, Field Agent






EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
B.S. Economics, University of Maryland School of Business and Public Administration
Associate In Claims - Insurance Institute of America
Fidelity Union Life Insurance School - Dallas, TX



WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Book: Insurance Practice For The Millennium A Practical Guide For Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
Xlibris Publishing April 2001

Article: The Way We Were For The Defense November 2000 DRI Publications